>> yes, the cpuc is allowed to take positions on legislation before them, just like your body here. you are not allowed to take positions on legislation before voters. vice-chairperson mirkarimi: and have they or will they weigh in on this? >> i don't know the answer to that question. vice-chairperson mirkarimi: i would suggest they do, because this was instigated by the assembly bill. with their endorsement, which they should endorse -- if not, they should be removed -- then i would ask that that happened. i would like to tie up all loose ends, because ultimately, cpuc needs to be enforcing the very reforms we are talking about, and i want to make sure they are actually on board. >> that is a good point, and we will check with them. there are two new commissioners. i know that sfpuc has been in contact with them. it will come up on their agenda at some point. we will probably be in touch with some of you about insisting -- assisting with that in denver for support. also, it occurred to me that the california utilities association is having their conference next week, and i have bee

pg&e's submission made last night, uncheer when the cpuc might have something to say about it. pg&e submitted a 154-page summary of its month-long record search last night. they say they looked, but cannot yet find evidence of tests supporting pressure levels set on one-third of its transmission lines in high population areas. so it says it will immediately begin hydro testing not waiting for an order on most of 152 miles worth of pipe similar to what exploded in san bruno where eight people died and 38 homes were destroyed. the high pressure water testing is expensive, up to $500,000 a mile. and it can require taking a line out of service for days. in the meantime, the cpuc has the authority to order other safety precautions. >> if we lack the information for the public utilities commission to be confident those pipelines are being operated on safely, we will take action to lower the

to that end, we will welcome the cpuc's expertise and take their comments seriously. our staff will be meeting with them this week to share what we have done to address their recommendations and concerns. at this point, i understand you would like to make a statement. >> thank you. these are in fact very serious concerns that have been raised. we were very surprised to get these. we have enjoyed a good working relationship with them. we see them as a partner, and they have an important role to play, as we do. to that end, i have asked them to contact members of the board, and to call a special meeting on the subject this friday morning at 9:00 in room 408. i would hope that you -- on behalf of the board, that you would invite members of memberscpu staff and -- members of the cpu staff to talk about the conditions they have raised. so member support, we will do that, 9:00, this coming friday morning. >> we will be prepared to brief you on all of their concerns. m aware that the commissioners or staff you would invite. >> i believe we would invite management staff for t

the cpuc is admitting we have a problem. now we need to see solutions that will fix that problem and we're not there yet. >> smart meters have been utilized by utilities around the world with great success. now most have smart meters we're seeing benefits of the program. >> this cpuc must still approve the proposal. >> and there is more still to come, governor brown puts his name on a series of drastic spending cuts but an element remains out of reach. >>> a confessed killer takes the witness stachbld a star witness outlines a role in the murder of a journalist. >> family-only funeral service today for elizabeth taylor. another half#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t >>> there could be move nmt the state budget stalemate. there are drastic spending cuts and there is wrd he is close to agreeing to a five-year spending cap. abc 7's nannette miranda reports from sacramento. >> in his first major action towards zeroing out $26 billion deficit, governor brown signed into law most of the $14 kbrinl in spending cuts the legislature approved. >> w

that's the claim of inspectors with the cpuc, the california public utilities commission. on april 26 of last year while investigationing a previous unrelated fatality at the castro station. an inspector reports he found a train operator he believed to be passed out. according to the report, it took a few seconds for the operator to respond. he replied, no, i'm not sleeping. muni sources say that driver denies he was sleeping and is fighting the allegation. february 23 of last year, an inspector said a bus driver was observed speeding and later abandoning his bus to go into a bus and buy snacks. and another incident, he saw a train operator with a pile of newspapers, which made it look like he was being distracted by the news article. >> these are all isolated. they are not representative of our operations. you know, the cpuc found a handful of folks accused of sleeping or accused of reading the newspaper. >> when you say isolated, they are still serious allegations. >> right. that's why we go through our system to make sure we are monitoring what our operators are doing a

commission office this morning, a team is reviewing pg&e's submission made last night, uncheer when the cpuc might have something to say about it. pg&e submitted a 154-page summary of its month-long record search last night. they say they looked, but cannot yet find evidence of tests supporting pressure levels set on one-third of its transmission lines in high population areas. so it says it will immediately begin hydro testing not waiting for an order on most of 152 miles worth of pipe similar to what exploded in san bruno where eight people died and 38 homes were destroyed. the high pressure water testing is expensive, up to $500,000 a mile. and it can require taking a line out of service for days. in the meantime, the cpuc has the authority to order other safety precautions. >> if we lack the information for the public utilities commission to be confident those pipelines are being operated on safely, we will take action to lower the pressure. >> pg&e said a 20% pressure reduction will not adversely affect customers, at least not during the warmer months. if the work continues into winter,

until those documents can be produced, the cpuc is considering fining them one million dollars a day. there are reports that they are calling san bruno a game changer and wants to take aggressive steps to improve safety. san bruno explosion and fire last december killed eight people and destroyed 38 holes. for the past few months, pg&e has been working around the clock to meet the deadline. pg&e says it's intentional focused on public safety and some members think they are trying to improve but they will consider to impose the hefty fine which would be the biggest fine ever issued against pg&e for a safety violation. the utility company will have a chance to respond next monday. whatever happens there it's prompted new pipeline regulations at the state and federal level. >> eric: smart meter opponents are expected to pack pg&e meeting. pg&e is expected to present the smart meter opt out proposal to the regulatory agency. many proponents say an opt out is not enough and calling for a moratorium. they claim the gas meters emit radiation and are a health rick. >> kristen: a federal appea

pg&e says it is intensely focused on public safety and some cpuc members believe they are working hard and cooperating. this morning the commission will consider whether to impose the hefty fine which would be the biggest it has ever issued for a safety violation. they will have a chance to respond at a hearing next monday. whatever happens there the san bruno incident has prompted new possible regulations at the state and federal level. >> kristen: smart meter opponents is expected to pack the puc meeting to present a proposal to the regulatory agency. many opponents of the wireless meters says it's not enough and calling for a moratorium on the controversial meters. they claim they emit radiation and health threat. >> eric: we've been talking about the saturated ground and the fact that more rain is on the way. >> kristen: mike? >>> the key to it, it's not here yet. let's take a look at radar and satellite. it's spinning offshore but the brighter clouds has the most moisture is moving closer to the shore. that means by 7:00 the rain will start picking up in intensity and will build t

we think they october to be responsible for paying for it. >> reporter: the cpuc is likely to order a pressure reduction of 20% in all suspect lines. pg&e says it will have a map of all the lines for which is missing records on its website so you can economic and see if you are living near one of them. reporting live in san bruno, heather ishimaru, "abc 7 news." >> it's 6:03, workers that are trying prevent a meltdown at a nuclear plant are allowed to return to their jobs. they were forced to evacuate 12 hours ago after a new fire led to a spike in radiation levels at fukushima daiichi. they will h been rotated to minimize radiation exposure. this morning, the japanese emperor made an address to the nation. he expressed his condolences and urged japan not to give up. the death toll is now nearing 3700, more than 8,000 people are still missing. now, the latest from tokyo. >> workers return to the damage fukushima daiichi plant on wednesday after being evacuated. the latest in setbacks with a country still struggling. another fire was discovered wednesday morning at the number four reac

the cpuc then ordered the utility to verify it's operating lines at safe pressures.e will now likely have a chance to explain the incomplete filing at a march 28th hearing, but could still face fines of $1 million a day. >> the most important thing that has to happen is pg&e senior leadership at every level needs to wake up every day nervous about what they know and what they don't know about their natural gas pipeline. >> the missing records raise questions about whether pressure should be reduced as a precaution. >> we are looking closely at their filings from this week whether we need to issue pressure reduction orders today or early next week. >> they both say lowering pressure can create hazards of its own. >> if you get pressure too low it's not enough to supply to the customers and we could be look at tower tail meant or worse, if people's pilots lights go out that could cause gas to gather with serious consequences. >> since the rupture, new pipeline regulations are now in the works at the state and federal levels. victims hope that is some good that will com

ribbon panel appointed by michael peeve yeechl they visited the site for the first time today and cpuc says they were joined by a firm with expertise. the panel's report is due to may. the national transportation safety board intends to have its final report on the probable cause sometime before the one-year anniversary this september. if something the district attorney will be watching for since the day after the rupture, his office has been working with the state attorney general, and san bruno police on a review of the possible civil, or criminal violations and says he's care tofl call it a review because he doesn't want to implicate pg&e without good cause. >> there are thing that's caught our eye. and ntsb, and scientists, we need them. and that comes from experts. >> next week, tuesday, march ath is the deadline for pg&e to demonstrate to the regulators cpuc it has documents verifying it knows what it has underground in the gas pipeline system and its operating lines after safe pressures. abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> and governor brown is now asking lawmakers to delay a vote on h

i don't think that's fair. >> the cpuc is finally starting to respond to the massive complaints that customers have had for months and years about smart meters and that's what we think is important. >> reporter: after pg & early & e comes up with a proposal, a council has to review and approve it. >>> two years after the fatal shooting of oscar grant, mehserle is currently serving a two year prison serve for involuntary manslaughter. the board also voted to hire an independent police auditor. the board will not start meeting until that auditor is fired. >>> b.a.r.t. says it's ridership is up about 3%. amtrak has seen the biggest rise with a 13% jump in january and an 11% rise in february. >> we've been seeing consistent increases in ridership. >> people told us higher gasoline prices convinced them to get up from behind the wheel an on to mass transit. >>> the guardian angels are out today patrolling streets. the organization recently stepped up patrols in the mission following two deadly shootings and other deadly crimes over a recent five day span. much of the violence is gang rela

i don't think that's fair. >> the cpuc is finally starting to respond to the massive complaints that customers have had for months and years about smart meters and that's what we think is important. >> reporter: after pg & early & e comes up with a proposal, a council has to review and approve it. >>> two years after the fatal shooting of oscar grant, mehserle is currently serving a two year prison serve for involuntary manslaughter. the board also voted to hire an independent police auditor. the board will not start meeting until that auditor is fired. >>> b.a.r.t. says it's ridership is up about 3%. amtrak has seen the biggest rise with a 13% jump in january and an 11% rise in february. >> we've been seeing consistent increases in ridership. >> people told us higher gasoline prices convinced them to get up from behind the wheel an on to mass transit. >>> the guardian angels are out today patrolling streets. the organization recently stepped up patrols in the mission following two deadly shootings and other deadly crimes over a recent five day span. much of the violence is gang rela

the cpuc ordered the utility to verify lines at safe pressures. pg&e will likely have a chance to explain the hearing but could still face fines of $1 million per day. >> pg&e senior leadership needs to wake up every day nervous about what they know and don't know. >> missing records raise get whether line pressure should be he reduced. >> we're looking closely at the filing to decide whether we need to issue orders today. >> they say lowering pressure can create hazards of its own. >> it's not enough to supply customers and looking at curtailment or worse. a pilot light to start going out. there is serious consequence autos since the rupture, new regulations are now in the works. and victims hope it will do some good. >> to take advantage of the opportunity to get legislation in place forcing pg&e to do what they need to do in terms of maint nebs and inspection autos pg&e insists safety is the number one concern. and says much of the missing paper work is forcing segments of longer lines. and there is a followed by another 450 miles next year. >>

and bringing violations to the cpuc. it may not be terminated without a fair public hearing. as you recall, there was a discussion about the reentry limitations. if a customer switches out of that, who have to stay out of the program for three years. it would allow them to come back after six months. it further of firms and clarifies that it would be at their discretion to a knowledge those types of resources for serving those customers. that is my general update. supervisor campos: we have been joined by commissioner avalos. commissioner schmeltzer: i wanted to go back to the meeting that you had with petro- solar. can you tell us more about what happened at the meeting and what their presentation in jail? -- entailed? >> some of the engineers and managers put infrastructure in the field. those are managers from the street lights division. and on their side, one of the engineers was able to answer some of the technical questions. it was related to ways and devices that would communicate with one another, what those protocols were getting a truck and putting them on a pole. i

we're running out of 408 numbers and cpuc believes they will be all gone by the end of 2012. it's going to be 669, it sounds weird but we've been through this before. the entire bay area used to be 415. this is over 16 years ago but as more people populating the area, south bay got new area code, 408. cell phones and pagers, we got 510, 831, 925. north american planning administrator is holding public meetings over the next few days to introduce 669. two options, one is to split the geological area, one area is one area code and that means a lot of people have to get their numbers changed. but there a straight divide. but the more popular way recently is to do an overlay. whoever the 408 gets to keep their numbers. any new numbers will be assigned to 669 but that means you'll have to dial 11 digits calling somebody else in the south bay. they have been used seven digital numbers. it means a lot of businesses will have to shell out money to change their stationary and vis advertising. public meetings will be held. including morgan hill and san jose and find more information on

the utility reform network said the cpuc will decide if the customers or the utility pace for it. >> it can easily be taken from pg & e's profits. they are the ones who allowed the situation to take place so we think they ought to be responsible for taking it. >> the cpuc ordered the company to search records because of the explosion. they taught it was a seem less pipe underground when there were multiple welds, many of them faulty. at the hearings in washington d.c.,pg said when the data was enter the only reference was a 1956 accounting document called a journal voucher from which thelers sml were taken to mean seam less, but the other documents showed seems. they should have properly verified it and not relied on the journal voucher. >> in the summary filed tonight, the company said it's continuing its record search and this year it plans to hydrotest or replace 150 miles of pipe in high population areas and it will be posting on its website maps of lines for which there are missing records. allen. >> thank you very much, heather. >> supervisors voted to eliminate vacation buy ba

today pg&e is at the cpuc for another reason, how customers can opt out of the smart meter program. opponents say opting out is not good enough and want a moratorium. thousands of consumers complain that smart meters cause inaccurate spikes in the utility bills and they also claim they are health risk. >> the latest conditions on two japanese workers that stepped in contaminated water. what the golden state warriors are doing this week to raise money for japan earthquake relief. >> and nation's top aviation official,vv >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> in japan the owner of crippled nuclear plant says two workers have been treated in the hospital after stepping in radioactive water. the workers have radiation levels within allowable limits. in tokyo they were handing out bottled water to parents of babies after increased radiation levels were found in tap water. stores have completely sold out of bottled water. and food is hard to come by because radiation contamination has caused many people to horde supplies. they say radiation levels have returned to

pg & e has been ignoring a moratorium saying that only cpuc has the order to enforce them. if that fails it will go to court. >>> it's the buzz around town but new at 6:00, paul chambers spoke to castro businesses who aren't pleased with britney spears appearance. >> reporter: we're about two weeks away from britney spears to take over the castro. when that happens, no vehicles will pass for at least two hours. crazy was the title of one of britney spears greatest hits. and that's what some business say that will do to their shops when britney spears comes. she's worried that without parking for customers business will take a hit. >> i guess it depends on people being able to get to us. they probably won't be able to get to us on that day. >> reporter: around the corner is a new market that just opened yesterday. managers there say they welcome the foot traffic who they say might not know they moved into the area. >> it'll be great for the castro. >> it'll be a day to remember. >> i'm probably going to be at home reading my book. >> reporter: and it's safe to say he will pr

today pg&e is at the cpuc for another reason, how customers can opt out of the smart meter program. opponents say opting out is not good enough and want a moratorium. thousands of consumers complain that smart meters cause inaccurate spikes in the utility bills and they also claim they are health risk. >> the latest conditions on two japanese workers that stepped in contaminated water. what the golden state warriors are doing this week to raise money for japan earthquake relief. >> and nation's top aviation official, >>> in japan the owner of crippled nuclear plant says two workers have been treated in the hospital after stepping in radioactive water. the workers have radiation levels within allowable limits. in tokyo they were handing out bottled water to parents of babies after increased radiation levels were found in tap water. stores have completely sold out of bottled water. and food is hard to come by because radiatn contamination has caused many people to horde supplies. they say radiation levels have returned to safe levels in tokyo but still taking pr

the ntsb still has an investigation going into the cause of the accident as the pg&e and the cpuc. next week march 15th is the deadline for pg&e to produce results on its document search to tell the ntsb about what it can confirm what it knows it has in its underground pipeline system. heather ishimaru, abc 7 news. >> heather, thank you so much. san francisco d.a. george gascon just announced he's not going to prosecute 16 cases because of possible police misconduct. that brings to 70 the total number of cases that is had been dismissed in court or dropped when they released security video of drug raids at south of market hotels. the video show police conducting illegal searches and arrests. eight officers involved have been reassigned to desk duty while two other investigations continue, one by the f.b.i. and the other by the d.a.'s office. >> the white house says a top level meeting by president obama's top security advisers later today to discuss libya won't result in an immediate decision of possible u.s. intervention. they'll discuss the ramifications of a no-fly zone over lib

. >>> the cpuc will have public hearings in san jose next w -s k cifn lou hal 2 @owth ithinndarf3 hostingn open house about the proposal to reduce the size of off-leash dog sites inside the golden gate national recreational area. >> we have is% of the ggnra, less -- the ggnra has 9 the% of the -- 99% of the areas. >>> it's been a 20-year fight for ferrets. ferret owners are pushing to legalize the pets. right now the animal is on the list of prohibited species. california is only one of two states where ferretts are still illegal to own. the ferret proponents hope this is the year to get the okay. >>> more trees covered with ice were coming down. and in the south, they were dealing with tornadoes in this case, you can see what it's -@o sinking air could see temperatures in the 70s on wednesday. tomorrow transitions, a few clouds in the morning, maybe fog, maybe a sprinkle up near muir beach north to bodega bay. after that clearing, tomorrow will be nice -- will be a nice day. wednesday, we could easy see temperatures in the upper 60s, low 70s. forecast high, this is fremont here. this is

it was back in january the cpuc ordered pg&e to provide records to prove its pipeline pressure is safe> the city of tajura is being bombed in libya. french air strikes have reportedly hit a libyan air base in the country's interior, as well. >>> two plant workers have been hurt at a crippled power plant in japan. this morning authorities say they tested at radiation levels well below the maximum allowed for workers. >>> the samtrans board of directors has a meeting today to discuss the agency's financial crisis. they are looking for ways to further reduce costs. directors will also discuss the future of samtrans partnership with vta and san francisco's muni to help fund caltrain. the meeting is set to begin about 1:00 at samtrans' headquarters in san carlos. >>> and the public utilities commission will also have a public hearing today about the smartmeters. the high-tech devices are meant to measure pg&e customers' power use. but critics are concerned about potential health effects from the meters as well as the device's accuracy. regulators may consider letting customers opt out of ha

the ntsb still has an investigation going into the cause of the accident as the pg&e and the cpuc. next week march 15th is the deadline for pg&e to produce results on its document search to tell the ntsb about what it can confirm what it knows it has in its underground pipeline system. heather ishimaru, abc 7 news. >> heather, thank you so much. san francisco d.a. george gascon just announced he's not going to prosecute 16 cases because of possible police misconduct. that brings to 70 the total number of cases that is had been dismissed in court or dropped when they released security video of drug raids at south of market hotels. the video show police conducting illegal searches and arrests. eight officers involved have been reassigned to desk duty while two other investigations continue, one by the f.b.i. and the other by the d.a.'s office. >> the white house says a top level meeting by president obama's top security advisers later today to discuss libya won't result in an immediate decision of possible u.s. intervention. they'll discuss the ramifications of a no-fly zone over lib

the cpuc president is asking pg&e to come um with an opt out proposal. and that has utility network concerned. >> it will be looking very carefully at any proposal that's require further customer charges. >> peavy is giving two weeks to come up with a proposal. >> airline fares are going up, again. it's the seventh time this year. american airlines announced it's raising base fares another $10 for round trip within the u.s.. delta says it's considering a similar hike. united, southwest and continental did not immediately comment so we'll see. the airlines say they need revenue to offset higher fuel costs. >> if you use a debit card there may be severe limits in store. banks may start limb yil yiting amounts you can debit to just $50 or $100 because of the fees banks charge merchants. banks now receive average 44 cents per swipe starting in july, new rules cutting that to 12 cents. banks say they're using that money for losses from fraud. they may decrease potential for loss autos transportation officials say they're working on a short term plan balancing

. >> last night pg&e turned in a 154 page summary to the cpuc. it says it could produce pressure test records for only two in other words of its eight miles of transmission lines. that could order the utility to reduce pressure in those lines. that decision could come very quickly. >> if we look the information from the puc to be confident that those pipelines are being operated safely we will take action to lower the pressure. >> it would probably be a 20% pressure reduction. that seems to be the threshold for safety. pg&e has said in the past that that kind of reduction should not affect adversely service to its customers at least not as the warmer months are ahead. also pg&e says it would put on its website a map indicating all those lines for which it is missing records. live in san bruno, "abc 7 news." >> it could be another year and a half before a sinkhole opened up in richmond gets a permanent repair. this sinkhole opened up at the entrance of a richmond neighborhood leaving residents stranded. aging pipe was blamed for the problem and te

and bringing violations to the cpuc. it may not be terminated without a fair public hearing. as you recall, there was a discussion about the reentry limitations. if a customer switches out of that, who have to stay out of the program for three years. it would allow them to come back after six months. it further of firms and clarifies that it would be at their discretion to a knowledge those types of resources for serving those customers. that is my general update. supervisor campos: we have been joined by commissioner avalos. commissioner schmeltzer: i wanted to go back to the meeting that you had with petro- solar. can you tell us more about what happened at the meeting and what their presentation in jail? -- e

today the cpuc said pg&e failed to verify records that it did hand over and may recommend imposing fines and penalties against pg&e. >> there is california lawmakers set to take a vote on the budget deficit. special needs groups protested outside of the capitol. few people expect lawmakers to sox the crisis by tonight. >> democrats need four republican votes to place a five-year tax extension on the june ballot that. has not happened yet. the uc regents got an earful from worker skptz university of california is preparing to deal with the loss of more than 500 million dollars in state funding. >> what we're going to hear today is a series of scenario that's will take into account the current cuts, and we'll see how this will play out on each campus. >> chancellors of the campuses told regents three years of cuts are hurting their ability to educate students and conduct research. >> twitter signed a letter of intent to stay in san francisco. and the company had been threatening to leave for less-expensive office space. twitter makes it clear the deal is contingent on the board of supervis

the cpuc will decide whether to lower the proposed $1 million fine against pg&e. >>> the contra costa county sheriff's department says one of its deputies shot and killed a suspect this morning during a traffic responsible around 1:15 a.m. in the 300 block of hanlon way in bay point. the suspect was 24 years old, a man with addresses in pittsburg and antioch. the sheriff's department and the district attorney's office are investigating. >>> today the confessed killer of oakland journalist chauncey bailey resumed his testimony against two other men accused of taking part in the attack. the devaughndre broussard began testifying against yusef bey iv and antoine mackey on wednesday. bey the owner of the former "your black muslim bakery" in oakland is accused of ordering bailey's death in 2007 because the journalist was working on a story critical of the bakery. mackey is the alleged getaway driver. >>> the barry bonds perjury trial is under way in san francisco with his ex- girlfriend on the stand and her testimony has been at both times personal and tearful. we have more on what kimberl

the cpuc ordered the utility to turnover records verifying the condition of underground transmission lines. shortly before the 5:00 p.m. deadline, pg&e submitted this 154-page document full of inspection reports. they located records for 91 of the transmission lines installed in the densly populated areas after 1961. but they found 30% of records for lines installed before 1961. the line that blew up was built in 1956, before inspections were required. staffers will spend the evening pouring over the documents. >> if we lack the information for the public utility commission to be confident those pipelines are being operated on quickly. we will take action. >> the president of pg&e issued a statement saying, quote, while we have made good progress on the record validation, we are not satisfied to date, and we will continue to search for and review our files for additional pressure test records and provide regular updates on our effort. they are promising to repair orie place 150 miles of pipeline, similar to what failed in san bruno. with so many pg&e records missing, the assemblyman

the cpuc could even order the utility company to replace some of those pipelines. >>> right now it is 4:39. toyota get an early look at the commute with sal. good morning, sal. >>> good morning, pam. right now traffic is moving along pretty well around the bay area. we're off to a very nice start which is a look at the east shore freeway. and you can see traffic is moving very well. and it's not as wet as it was yesterday. as a matter of fact, for the most part we have dry roads out there heading out to the macarthur maze, bay bridge toll plaza. certainly still some puddles but for the most part it's a nice drive across bay area bridges and causeways and on highways. chp not giving us a lot to go on which is nice and this is a look at interstate 280 northbound getting up to highway 17. so the morning commute off to a pretty nice start on a tuesday so far. 4:39. let's two to steve. >>> sal, thank you, sir. we have a cold front getting closer. right now under cloudy skies. some light rain is just filtering into the north bay and points north moderate to heavy rain especially up towards

no positive assertion of safety can be made by the f.c.c., nor relied upon by the cpuc with respect to. radiation. when exposures are chronic and occur in general population. indiscriminate exposure to environmentally ubiquitous posts are from smart meters will mean far greater general population exposures and potential health consequences. now, without the help from our city officials, the public is left to taking on this themselves. i and a number of other people today from 8:00 in the morning to 2:00 p.m., we went out to the marina district. there, pg&e, which is contracting wilmington, they're installing smart meerts. we went out to the marina district to stop the installation of smart meters. we stopped one installation, the landlord came out, he knew about smart meters. he learned a bit more from us. and he told a wilmington installer that he does not want a smart meter, he does not want to see a smart meter installer on his property again. you would be surprised at home city residents, once they learn about smart meters, they don't want a smart meter. please pass an ordinance, a

the cpuc requested the documents following last year's deadly pipeline explosion in san bruno. pg&e did turn over thousands of documents, but the commission says it did not produce records for pipelines under some of the largest cities. the puc is expected to vote on the fines next thursday. >>> the crisis in japan is now sparking new food safety concerns here in the united states. there's been some worries over whether food imported from japan has been exposed to harmful radiation. the world health organization says there has been no evidence of contamination outside of japan. one doctor from san francisco says it's not just the radiation though that can harm the food chain. >> when you take all of human's waste -- that means houses, toxic waste, dumping grounds and throw it into the ocean and mix it up, you're going to have some contamination. it's going to take us a while to figure out how much and how long it's going to stay. >> 4% of the u.s. food supply comes from japan. the fda has screening plans in place though to make sure that food is safe. >>> cracking down on peopl

the attorney general's office says $3 million is not enough and the deal does not give the cpuc enough oversight. pg&e executives say they've collected thousands of documents describing its pipes and they are looking for more. now eight people died in the san bruno explosion and dozens of homes were destroyed. coming up in just about 15 minutes we're going to tell you about the steps being taken today to help the people affected. >>> right now though it's 4:39. we want to check in on the morning commute at this early hour. hi, sal. >>> hello, pam. good morning to you. and to everybody else. let's go out and take a look at what we have now. traffic is moving along okay on the east shore freeway. we do have traffic that's moving well heading out to the macarthur maze. also this morning we're looking at the bay bridge toll plaza getting into san francisco. that traffic moves well. and in the south bay northbound 280 traffic is looking good now. it's just come to my attention that there is a problem in the east bay. and if the guys in the control room can bring up my maps, kind of a last m